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View from Wilmots Hill, Kent, 1830/1835. Watercolor over black chalk on cream wove paper.

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Watercolor over black chalk on cream wove paper · 24.6 × 36.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
View from Wilmots Hill, Kent
Artist
Samuel Palmer English, 1805-1881
Date
1830/1835
Medium
Watercolor over black chalk on cream wove paper
Dimensions
24.6 × 36.5 cm (9 11/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William O. Hunt
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1805–1881

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View from Wilmots Hill, Kent · Samuel Palmer, 1830/1835
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